GRE Word List
EXEGESIS
exposition
The meaning of the word exegesis is exposition.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
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| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
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| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| foppish | foolish |